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Building AI Products

Building an AI Product in Public: What Codepet's First Year Taught Us

The honest story of building an AI-powered macOS app — the bets that paid off, the features we deleted, and what we'd tell anyone shipping with AI today.

June 9, 20264 min read

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Second Brain
June 5, 20263 min read

Beyond Autocomplete: Building a Second Brain That Thinks With You

Most AI tools answer questions and forget you. The harder, more valuable problem is an intelligent second brain that remembers, connects, and thinks alongside you over time.

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User Insights
May 28, 20263 min read

What 500 Beginners Taught Us About Learning to Code with AI

Patterns from watching hundreds of first-time builders learn with an AI companion — where AI helps, where it quietly hurts, and what actually makes skill stick.

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